Hinge for gates.



PATENTED MAB.. 27. 1906.

S. H. BERREY.

HINGE FOR GATES.

APPLIOATION FILED 1111.21. 1904;

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SAMUEL H. BERREY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODEISLAND HINGE FOR GATES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27, 1906.

Application filed April 2l, 1904. Serial No. 204,204.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, SAMUEL H. BERREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence,in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Hinges for Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in hinges for gates, and more particularly to an improvement in the hinges on gates used to close the openings in chancelrails which separate the chancel from the body of the church.

Chancel-gates are heavily constructed of metal, such as bronze or brass, and if the chancel-rail is of onyx a corresponding piece is secured on the top rail of the gate. As heretofore constructed the weight of the gate was detrimental, causing the gate to sag and become out of alinement with the chancel-rail.

The object of my invention is to improve the construction of a chancel-gate hinge and its support whereby the gate is adjustable vertically, laterally, and pivotally on the support or hinge to bring the gate into alinement with the chancel-rail when setting up the gate or when the gate has become out of alinement from sagging or other causes.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of a chancelgate hinge comprising a two -part hinge member consisting of a frame with arms secured to the gate at right angles and pivotally secured to a box frame having sleeves forming the .knuckles of the hinge through which the vertical rod forming the pintle of the hinge extends, means for pivotally adjusting the two-part hinge member and a support for said member, said support being constructed to have a base-plate secured to the iioor, a vertical steel rod secured to the base-plate, a hanged sleeve on the base-plate having means for vertical adjustment, an adjustable cam mechanism intermediate the iianged sleeve and the lower hinge-knuckle for raising and lowering the gate in the opening and closing of the same and for holding the gate in the open or closed position, a coiled spring intermediate the upperI hinge -,knuckle, and a cap secured to the upper end of the vertical rod to exert a spring tension on the cam mechanism, and other details of construction, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved gate-support, showing the hinge secured at right angles to the gate. Fig. 2 is a vertical view of the gate and support looking at the hinge end of the gate. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line X X of Fig. 2 through the hinge of the gate, showing the mechanism for pivotally adjusting the outer end of the gate in a vertical direction; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken lengthwise through the gate-support, showing the construction of the support.

In the drawings, a indicates the floor; t, the base-plate, c, the vertical steel rod rigidly secured `to the base-plate d, the flanged sleeve for the vertical adjustment; e, the cam mechanism fand g, the two parts of one of the hinge members, and h the gate. rIhe base-plate b is secured to the floor by the screws b t and has the upwardly-extending boss b2, in which is the screw-threaded hole b3. The vertical steel rod c is rigidly secured to the base-plate t by screwing the lower screw-threaded end c of the rod through the screw-threaded hole b3 in the base plate. In the preferred form to morevfirmly secure the rod c to the floor I extend the lower end c of the rod through the opening c in the floor and Secure it to the iioor by the nut c2, bearing on the under side of the iioor, as shown in Fig. 4. The cap c4 is secured by screwing it on the upper screw-threaded end c3 of the rod c. The cylindrical spring casing f8 is secured to the upper end of the vertical rod c by the setscrews f9 j9 and incloses the coiled spring f 1, placed intermediate the upper end of the casing and the end of the sleeve f3, forming the upper knuckle of the hinge. The sleeve d on the vertical rod c has the contracted upper end d and the flan e d2. It is adjustably secured to the baseate b by the screws (Z3 d3 Apassing through the iiange into the base-plate and the screws-d4 d4 in the iiange bearing on the base-plate. The cam mechanism e on the vertical rod c consists ofthe lower cam-sleeve e and the upper camsleeve e2, the adjacent ends of which are formed into the coinciding cam-faces c3 e3. The lower cam-sleeve e is adjustably secured to the contracted end d of the sleeve d by the set-screws e4 e4, and the upper camsleeve c2 has the rim e5, in which are the setscrews e e6.

The part f of the hinge is constructed in the form of an elongated shallow box f connecting the lower sleeve f2 with the u per sleeve f3. These sleeves form the knucpkles of the hinge through which the vertical rod c, forming the pintle, extends. The lower sleeve f2 IOO IIO

extends downward into the rim e5 of the cam- Y sleeve e2, where it is secured by the set-screws e e6. In the sides of the elongated box f adjacent the ends, are the bosses f 4 f4,in which are the adjusting-screws f5 f5, as shown in Fig. 3. The bolt f6 and the fastening-bolts f77 extend through the bottom of the boxf.

The part g of the hinge consists of the narrow vertical plates g and g2, connected together by the arms g3 g3. The plate g is pivotally secured in the elongated box f by the pivot-bolt f6 and adjustably secured by the fastening-boltsff7 through the slots gl g4 in the plate g, as shown in Fig. 3. The plate g2 is secured to the side of the gate near the end by the screws g5 g5, bringing the hinge member formed by the parts f and g at right angles to the gate, which may be of any design or construction desired.

In the preferred form I inclose the exposed portion. of the vertical rod c between the sleeves forming the knuckles of the hinge with the tube ci", which is held in position on the rod c by the washers c c, thereby giving a symmetrical appearance to the support for the gate.

The operations for adjusting the gate vertically, laterally, and pivotally are as follows: The vertical adjustment is secured by loosening the screws d3 d3 and tightening the screws (Z4 d". rIlhis gives an upward movement to the hanged sleeve d on the vertical rod c, and with it the cam mechanism c, the hinge memberformed by the parts f and g, and the gate h. The lateral adjustment is secured by loosening the screws ef* e4 in the cam mechanism e and turning the cam mechanism on the vertical rod c to bring the gate into the position required, and the gate is adjusted pivotally to raise or lowe f the outer end of the gate by loosening the nuts on the fasteningbolts f 7 f 7 and swinging the pat g of the hinge on the pivot-bolt j by the adjusting-screws f5 in the sides of the elongated box f to bring the outer end of the gate into the position required.

In the operation of opening and closing the gate the cam-face on the upper camsleeve e2, operating with the gate,rides up on the cam-face of the lower fixed cam-sleeve e against the tension of the coiled spring f 10 in the spring-casing f8, raising the gate from the iioor. As shown in the drawings, these cam-faces are constructed to have a quarterturn movement to raise and lower the gate and normally hold the gate either in the closed or open position by the tension of the spring f 10.

It is evident that the elongated box in which is the adjusting mechanism, cou d be closed by a cover, if desired, and that the cam-faces e3 e3 could be constructed to form a stop to limit the closed or open position of the gate withoutmaterially affecting the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a hinge, the combination with a movable member provided with bearing-knuckles and means of attachment to a gate or door, of a pivotal support therefor comprising in its construction a base-plate and. mechanism for adjusting the gate vertically on the support consisting of a fiangcd sleeve intermediate the base-plate and the movable member7 and means for securing the hanged sleeve in the adjusted position, as described. l 2. In a hinge, the combination with a movable member formed of two parts, one part of which is provided with bearing-knuckles and the other part of which is pivotally secured thereto, and means of attachment to a gate or door, of a pivotal support and mechanism for adjusting the gate vertically on the support, as described.

3. In a hinge, the combination with a twopart movable member comprising a box member provided with knuckles, and a gate member pivotally and adjustably secured to the box member, and means of'attachment to a gate or door, of a pivotal support therefor comprising in its construction a vertical' rod, a base-plate, a cam-sleeve intermediate the base-plate and the movable member, and means for adjusting and securing the camsleeve on the vertical rod.

4. In a support for a hinge, the combination with a base-plate, a vertical rod rigidly secured to the base-plate, a flanged sleeve adjustably secured to the base-plate, and a cam-faced sleeve adjustably secured to the liangedy sleeve, of two sleeves forming the hinge-knuckles surrounding the vertical rod, a cam-faced sleeve adjustably secured to the lower hinge-knuckle, a box member connecting the two hinge-knuckles and a frame rigidly secured to the gate and adjustably supported in the box member, as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL II. BERREY.

IVitnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. IVILLLER,J1.v

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